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Recent Examples of boxy
My favorite oversized option at the moment is Illusory's Oversized Batwing Sweater, with drop shoulders and a boxy fit that completes a casual look paired with my favorite pair of jeans.
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Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
Its current bestsellers include wide-leg trousers, boxy shirts and tailored bomber jackets.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
The two-door sports a streamlined, boxy design that has, unfortunately, all but disappeared from today’s roads.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
The coat itself features the peacoat's traditional design elements, including wide lapels, a boxy shape, and double-breasted buttons—which are in this case flat and metallic.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2025
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Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
Its current bestsellers include wide-leg trousers, boxy shirts and tailored bomber jackets.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
The two-door sports a streamlined, boxy design that has, unfortunately, all but disappeared from today’s roads.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
The coat itself features the peacoat's traditional design elements, including wide lapels, a boxy shape, and double-breasted buttons—which are in this case flat and metallic.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxy
Adjective
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One office is centered around Garouste and Bonetti’s cow-print Rodeo desk and armchair, while another sports Pucci de Rossi’s blocky metal desk and chairs.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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The film spoofs The Shining (1980), The Lost Boys (1987) and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) with the blocky LEGO characters.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The canals and pond, which were aggregately 193,000 cubic meters in volume and appear to have no practical purpose, would have taken 255,000 days of labor by a single individual.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Globally, it is estimated that more than 4 million cubic meters of nuclear waste are currently in storage.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Even the workpiece itself was cubical.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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The were only a few objects and all had a single, cubical shape.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Boxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxy. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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